In an outstanding example of web-focused publishing, this video shows how the Bangor Daily News in Maine uses a system they built in which stories start in Google Docs, are brought into WordPress for publishing on their site, and are finally imported into InDesign for print publication.
Oh, and did I mention that they have open sourced everything they’ve done? Rock on.
Following yesterday’s events, an update has been pushed to the WordPress.org plugin SVN system. All commits made to an author’s plugins will now be emailed to that author, both for convenience and as an added security measure.
If you have ever subscribed to email notifications from the core WordPress trac system (for commits) you will recognize the kind of notifications the new system sends (pictured above).
WordPress core developer and Audrey Capital’s Tech Ninja Andrew Nacin posted the news to the WordPress dev blog, along with a security reminder:
And not to sound like the PA in a subway or at an airport, but if you see something, say something. Say things to security@wordpress.org.
Nacin said the update comes a bit sooner than planned, and that future updates will include the ability to subscribe to others’ plugins for the purposes of added collaboration. Have you committed to your WordPress plugin in the last 24 hours? If so, what do you think of the new notifications?
WordPress plugin developer Joost de Valk has posted a survey to collect the preferences and habits of WordPress plugin users. I’d ask if that includes you, but statistically that includes around 99.9% of you. Maybe more.
The survey focuses on the what you consider most important when choosing a plugin, where plugins are found, and your own opinions regarding the WordPress plugin ecosystem. When the survey is finished de Valk will present the results to everyone.
Here’s to “it was featured on The Daily Plugin” becoming a consideration in a future plugin survey. I can only hope. In the meantime, what are your thoughts on the state of the WordPress plugin ecosystem? Lend your survey-answering selves to de Valk’s survey, then come back here and let us know too.
There have been several books about WordPress released this month. While those books are great for people that have a little experience at doing things with WordPress, they aren’t always for everyone. The Complete Idiot’s Guild to WordPress by Susan Gunelius seems to be intended intended for people that are just getting into blogging. It covers both the hosted and self-hosted varieties of WordPress.
You can pick it up wherever you can buy the Complete Idiot’s series or on Amazon, also available on the Kindle.
Do you have any book recommendations for those just getting started with WordPress? Have you read this book yet?
A number of confirmations and callouts for WordCamp St. Louis 2011 have popped up in the last week. Firstly, and most importantly, its date has been confirmed as August 6th as a one day conference event. Both speakers, supporters, and sponsors are needed.
Early bird and microsponsor tickets are both available, $20 for the former and $100 for the latter. Their first sponsor as well as the venue location is Maryville University (pictured above).
So who will be attending WordCamp this year in the Gateway City? Will it be your first WordCamp?
